………..B. READ AND COMPLETE THE PASSAGE WITH WORDS IN THE BOX. (2 MS)T...

5.………..

B. Read and complete the passage with words in the box. (2 ms)

thanks / takes / celebrated / costumes / pray / lunar / cultural / picks /

mountainous / ethnic /

Spring is a time when there are many festivals in our country. Among them, Hoa Ban

Festival is the most beautiful and interesting and it (1)……..….place in Lai Chau. It is typical of

the (2)………life of the Thai people. In the second (3)………... month of the year, when it gets

warmer and hoa ban - a kind of beautiful flower in the northwest (4)…….…..area - blossoms, Hoa

Ban Festival is (5)………... This is a great time for everyone, especially for boys and girls. The

boy (6)………… the most beautiful flower and gives it to his girlfriend. This is not only a time for

love but also for the Thai people to (7)………..for good crops, for happiness, and express their

special (8)………….. to the Gods and ancestors. The festival is always full of songs and prayers.

IV. WRITING (2.0 marks)

A. Rewrite the following sentences so that the meaning stays the same. (1.25 m)